Saturday, January 16, 2010

Sarcasm Gets Its Own Emoticon

Are you prone to that most glorious form of humor known as sarcasm? Do your e-mail contacts frequently misinterpret your superior wit as outright cruelty? SarcMark has the solution you require.
Sarcasm Gets Its Own Emoticon

Friday, January 15, 2010

SCUM: Haiti Disaster Attracts Hoaxes and Scammers

There’s a word for it: sad. Even in the wake of a disaster the magnitude of the Haiti earthquake, some individuals feel the need to play hoaxes or — even worse — try to scam their way into an actual profit off the tragedy.
SCUM: Haiti Disaster Attracts Hoaxes and Scammers

iPhone App Tells You When You Get Defriended on Facebook

There’s a 99-cent iPhone app in the App Store that will let you know when an old friend, coworker, ex or family member decides they’ve had enough of you on Facebook.
iPhone App Tells You When You Get Defriended on Facebook

Google Wave: What’s It For?

Some of the tasks that Google Wave could be used for.
Google Wave: What’s It For?

Haiti Imagery Now Available for Google Earth, Google Maps

We’ve worked closely with GeoEye throughout the afternoon to make their most recent satellite imagery of Haiti, taken at approximately 10:27am EST today [1/13/2010] , available as a KML overlay for Google Earth. You can download the KML here and open it in Google Earth, or look at it via the browser plug-in below. You can also open the file in Google Maps. As you’ll see, the imagery shows a powerful glimpse into the destruction in Haiti.
Haiti Imagery Now Available for Google Earth, Google Maps

Internet Survival Guide for Traveling Where Privacy Isn't Respected

Two things have really changed the face of independent backpacker travel in the last decade: digital cameras and—even more so—the internet. While some people can afford the luxury of traveling with a laptop or even a netbook, a real backpacker doesn't want to have to carry the extra weight nor the responsibility of carrying expensive equipment that would be difficult to lug around, relatively easy to steal, and expensive to replace.
Internet Survival Guide for Traveling Where Privacy Isn't Respected

Thursday, January 14, 2010

YouTube - Haiti Earthquake

Various videos from YouTube showing the devastating earthquake in Haiti.
YouTube - Haiti Earthquake

Fourteen Tips for Getting More Sleep -- and Why It Matters

Many researchers argue that not getting enough sleep has broad health consequences, such as raising your risk for cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and even obesity, but in addition to those, it has a profound effect on happiness and energy level. We get accustomed to being sleep-deprived, and although at first, we notice the effect on mood and alertness, before long, we adjust to that state as normal. So even if you insist that you feel fine, if you got more sleep, you might feel a lot better.
Fourteen Tips for Getting More Sleep -- and Why It Matters

Flip Your Complaints to Get Them Heard

Author and entrepreneur Seth Godin has a handy suggestion for making complaints—to customer support, bosses, or anyone, really—that will actually get heard and acted upon. The secret? Reverse your starting preface, and leave out the word "but."
Flip Your Complaints to Get Them Heard

Haiti Earthquake Relief: 9 Ways to Help Now

Want to help the people of Haiti who lost homes, friends and family members in the 7.0-magnitude earthquake yesterday? Well, there are several places online where you can easily and quickly donate without even leaving your desk.
Haiti Earthquake Relief: 9 Ways to Help Now

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

How to Sleep When You Are Not Tired

You go to bed early, or for a nap, but for whatever reasons, you're not tired or sleepy. There are many things you can do to fall asleep more easily, but this article will focus on a few simple, quick fixes that'll nudge your body into slumber mode when you're already in bed.
How to Sleep When You Are Not Tired

Turn Your iPhone Into a Security (Spy) Camera

Everyday there are so many new iPhone apps being added into the app-store and I normally don’t like to talk about them as such. Last time we discussed about iPhone apps, we saw 15 cool Augmented Reality apps for iPhone. Today, I will introduce to another cool application which converts your iPhone into a security (or a spy) cam for real!
Turn Your iPhone Into a Security (Spy) Camera

Triskaidekaphobia

triskaidekaphobia • \triss-kye-dek-uh-FOH-bee-uh\ • noun
: fear of the number 13
Triskaidekaphobia

“Name” That Trend

One of the most popular Wolfram|Alpha features is the name directory. Whether you’re researching your own name or brainstorming baby names, the Wolfram|Alpha given name directory is a fun tool you can use to compare name popularity and statistics.
“Name” That Trend

Clean and Maintain Plasma TVs

When you spend a great deal of money on a new Plasma TV in order to have the best quality viewing experience possible, you want to do everything you can to make sure that your TV is properly maintained. Correctly cleaning and maintaining your new Plasma TV will help to ensure that you get years of enjoyment from it.
Clean and Maintain Plasma TVs

Monday, January 11, 2010

Sunday, January 10, 2010

5 Eye Popping 3D YouTube Videos

3D is set to be the next big thing in home cinema this year, as the multitude of three-dimensional television launches at CES have shown. While many of you may have caught a high profile 3D flick in cinemas over the last year with Up, Monsters vs Aliens, and of course, Avatar, it’s another thing to get ready to view 3D content on the small screen.
5 Eye Popping 3D YouTube Videos

Playpen Fail

I'm nervous!
Playpen Fail

Friday, January 08, 2010

Sleep Cycle Analyzes Your Sleep Patterns for a Better Wake-Up

iPhone only: Getting jolted awake by your alarm in the middle of a great dream is a drag. The Sleep Cycle app watches your slumbers and wakes you when you're lightly dozing, instead of right before you win the lottery.
Sleep Cycle Analyzes Your Sleep Patterns for a Better Wake-Up

How to Deter Graffiti

Being constructive about protecting your business or residential premises from unwanted graffiti is a positive way to help yourself and to reduce the costs of having it removed. If you're in a place that is easily or frequently targeted for graffiti, there are a number of things you can do.
How to Deter Graffiti